Old Testament
Achsah
The daughter of Caleb who received the springs of Upper and Lower Gulloth as a wedding inheritance.
Achsah was the daughter of Caleb, given in marriage to Othniel after he captured Kiriath-sepher. She is noted for her initiative in requesting additional land and water sources from her father to ensure her family's prosperity. Her story highlights the inheritance rights and agency of women within the tribal allotments of Israel.
In the text
- Verses
- 5
- Books
- 3
- First appears
- Joshua 15:16
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 2:49
Where Achsah appears
5 verses · 3 chaptersIn the same books
- Debir12 versesAn Amorite king of Eglon who joined a coalition against Gibeon and Israel during the conquest of Canaan.
- Eglon12 versesA king of Moab who oppressed Israel for eighteen years before being assassinated by Ehud.
- Kenaz14 versesA descendant of Esau and a prominent leader among the clans of Edom and the tribe of Judah.
- Esau57 versesThe elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, and the progenitor of the Edomite nation.
- Caleb37 versesA faithful leader of the tribe of Judah who trusted God to give Israel the Promised Land.
- Abdon7 versesA judge of Israel and a descendant of Benjamin mentioned in genealogical and historical records.
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